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Biography

Charles Durning was born in 1928 in Highland Falls, New York. After serving in World War II, the American actor developed his craft while…more

Born

2/23/1923, Highland Falls, New York

Birth Name

Charles Durning

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (7)

Role
- Stephen King's Desperation
  Tom Billingsley
  - S 1: Ep 1 Desperation
    5/23/06
- First Monday
  Justice Henry Hoskins
  - S 1: Ep 13 Family Secrets
    5/3/02
  - S 1: Ep 12 Showdown
    4/22/02
  - S 1: Ep 11 Strip Search
    4/19/02
  - S 1: Ep 10 Unprotected Speech
    4/12/02
  - S 1: Ep 9 Secrets And Lies
    4/5/02
  - + 8 More Credits
- Orleans
  Frank Vitelli
- Evening Shade
  Dr. Harlan Elldridge
  - S 4: Ep 26 I Left My Ring in Evening Shade
    5/23/94
  - S 4: Ep 25 The Odder Couple
    5/16/94
  - S 4: Ep 24 Mama Knows Best
    5/9/94
  - S 4: Ep 23 Wood Climbs to New Heights
    4/11/94
  - S 4: Ep 22 Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wood?
    3/28/94
  - + 92 More Credits
- Eye To Eye
  Oscar Poole
  - S 1: Ep 5 A Crossword Puzzle
    4/18/85
- The Cop & The Kid
  Officer Frank Murphy
  - S 1: Ep 12 Danger: Men Working
    3/4/76
  - S 1: Ep 10 Not With My Teacher
    2/12/76
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Ballad of Joe
    1/29/76
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Hero
    1/22/76
  - S 1: Ep 3 A Little Understanding Goes a Short Way
    12/18/75
  - + 2 More Credits
- Another World
  Gil McGowan [#2] (1972)
  - S 6: Ep 2 Ep. #1278
    7/1/69
  - S 6: Ep 1 Ep. #1277
    6/30/69
  - S 5: Ep 22 Ep. #1014
    6/10/68
  - S 5: Ep 21 Ep. #1013
    6/7/68
  - S 5: Ep 20 Ep. #1012
    6/6/68
  - + 153 More Credits
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- Family Guy
  Francis Griffin
  - S 8: Ep 2 Family Goy
    10/4/09
  - S 5: Ep 10 Peter's Two Dads
    2/11/07
  - S 4: Ep 18 The Father, The Son, and The Holy Fonz
    12/18/05
  - S 3: Ep 9 Mr. Saturday Knight
    9/5/01
  - S 2: Ep 2 Holy Crap
    9/30/99
- Rescue Me
  Tommy's Dad
  - S 5: Ep 13 Torch
    6/30/09
  - S 5: Ep 8 Iceman
    5/26/09
  - S 3: Ep 12 Hell
    8/22/06
  - S 3: Ep 11 Twilight
    8/15/06
  - S 3: Ep 10 Retards
    8/8/06
  - + 21 More Credits
- Rescue Me
  Michael Gavin
  - S 4: Ep 13 Yaz
    9/12/07
- Everybody Loves Raymond
  Father Hubley
  - S 6: Ep 25 The First Time (3)
    5/20/02
  - S 6: Ep 1 The Angry Family
    9/24/01
  - S 4: Ep 16 The Tenth Anniversary
    2/14/00
  - S 4: Ep 14 Prodigal Son
    1/31/00
  - S 3: Ep 20 Move Over
    3/15/99
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (47)

Role
- Monk
  Hank Johansen
  - S 5: Ep 16 Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital
    3/2/07
- Everwood
  Eugene Brown
  - S 4: Ep 20 Goodbye, Love
    5/29/06
  - S 4: Ep 19 Reckoning
    5/22/06
- NCIS
  Ernie Yost
  - S 2: Ep 7 Call of Silence
    11/23/04
- Dinner For Five
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 9 Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Charles Nelson Reilly
    6/4/04
- Touched By an Angel
  Father Madden
  - S 9: Ep 12 The Root of All Evil
    1/25/03
- Citizen Baines
  Clifford Connelly
  - S 1: Ep 4 Three Days In November
    10/20/01
- Arli$$
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 2 Fielding Offers
    6/17/01
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 27: Ep 1 The 27th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/7/01
  - S 17: Ep 1 The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/91
- Early Edition
  Judge Romick
  - S 4: Ep 20 Time
    5/13/00
- The Practice
  Mr. Donnell
  - S 4: Ep 18 Death Penalties
    4/9/00
- The Directors
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 40 John Avildsen
    11/9/99
- Family Guy
  Francis
- The Practice
  Stephen Donnell
  - S 3: Ep 1 Passing Go
    9/27/98
- Cybill
  A.J. Sheridan
  - S 4: Ep 21 Daddy
    6/22/98
  - S 4: Ep 13 Bakersfield
    3/4/98
- Homicide: Life on the Street
  Thomas Finnegan
  - S 6: Ep 21 Finnegan's Wake
    4/24/98
- Early Edition
  Psychiatrist
  - S 2: Ep 9 A Regular Joe
    11/22/97
- Orleans
  Frank Vitelli
  - S 1: Ep 7 When the Saints Go Marching in
    4/3/97
  - S 1: Ep 5 Baby-sitting
    3/27/97
  - S 1: Ep 3 Luther's Temptation
    1/21/97
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 45 November 6, 1992
    11/6/92
  - S 2: Ep 145 March 23, 1990
    3/23/90
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 171 June 1, 1990
    6/1/90
- Dolly
  Mr Fischer/Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 113
    1/19/88
- Amazing Stories
  Earl
  - S 2: Ep 5 You Gotta Believe Me
    10/20/86
- Amazing Stories
  Assistant to the Boss
  - S 1: Ep 9 Guilt Trip
    12/1/85
- Tall Tales and Legends
  Uncle Van Tassel
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
    9/25/85
- American Playhouse
  Retired Man
  - S 1: Ep 14 Working
    4/13/82
- Great Performances
  McMahon (story 'The Monument')
  - S 9: Ep 16 The Girls in their Summer Dresses and Other Stories
    6/1/81
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Casey Stengel
  - S 30: Ep 3 Casey Stengel
    5/6/81
- The Muppet Show
  Doc Hopper
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Muppet Movie
    6/22/79
- Visions
  Cubby Doucette
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Dancing Bear
    10/23/77
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 139 March 18, 1977
    3/18/77
  - S 14: Ep 202 June 22, 1976
    6/22/76
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 48 November 11, 1976
    11/11/76
  - S 13: Ep 88 January 15, 1976
    1/15/76
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 95 February 2, 1976
    2/2/76
- Hollywood Television Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Ashes of Mrs. Reasoner
    1/22/76
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Stephen Douglas
  - S 25: Ep 4 The Rivalry
    12/12/75
- Hawaii Five-O
  Haven
  - S 8: Ep 10 Retire In Sunny Hawaii -- Forever
    11/7/75
- Baretta
  Jake Hatch
  - S 2: Ep 8 Set Up City
    10/29/75
- Barnaby Jones
  Don Corcoran
  - S 4: Ep 1 The Deadly Conspiracy (Part 2)
    9/19/75
- Cannon
  Don Corcoran
  - S 5: Ep 2 The Deadly Conspiracy
    9/17/75
- Switch
  Phil Beckman
  - — Las Vegas Roundabout
    3/21/75
- All In The Family
  Detective
  - S 3: Ep 23 Gloria, the Victim
    3/17/73
- Madigan
  Sid Balinger
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Midtown Beat
    10/4/72
- The High Chaparral
  Hewitt
  - S 3: Ep 21 The Reluctant Deputy
    3/6/70
- N.Y.P.D.
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 7 Old Gangsters Never Die
    10/17/67
- Hawk
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 Do Not Mutilate or Spindle
    9/8/66
- The Nurses (1962)
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 18 A Question of Murder
    1/26/65
- East Side/West Side
  bureaucrat
  - S 1: Ep 8 Go Fight City Hall
    11/11/63
- The Untouchables
  Roger Finn
- You Are There
  Colonel John Jameson
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Treason of Benedict Arnold
    6/21/53

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Trivia
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- Charles was played both the characters Dean Stewart and Maurice in the 1966 production Pousse-Café.
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- Charles played the role of Pincer in the 1965 Broadway production Drat! The Cat!.
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- Charles earned Oscar nominations for his performances in 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas' (1982) and 'To Be Or Not To Be' (1983).
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- Charles: (on performing) I've been obsessed with character acting, it was my dream.
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- Charles: (on performing) It's the work, the opportunity to do good work, that's what inspires me.
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- Charles: (on acting) There are many secrets in us, in the depths of our souls, that we don't want anyone to know about. There's terror and repulsion in us, horrifying things we keep secret. A lot of that is released through acting.
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